Alert archive / Ohio / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1998, 11:18 PM EDT for Clark County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1998, 11:18 PM EDT (03:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1998, 12:05 AM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clark County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 54 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 397 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 9:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 9:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
FORECAST COORDINATION MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 900 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998 COMPLEX IN CENTRAL INDINANA CONTINUES TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST. CURRENT TRACK WILL BRING THE STRONGEST STORMS INTO SOUTHWEST SECTION OF CWA...BUT REST OF CWA WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE THE SYSTEM. WOULD UP POPS TO CATEGORICAL...AT LEAST TO IN SW OH...SE IN AND NRN KY DUE TO EXTENSIVE PRECIP SHEILD. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES LOOKING GOOD. WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S LOWER MIGHT HOLD IN THE 70 TO 75 RANGE ACROSS THE SOUTH. SITES
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 10:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-KYZ 091>093-095>100-300700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1015 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 3 AM EDT (2 AM EST)... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA (INCLUDING THE WHITEWATER VALLEY) AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST)... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PRODUCED DAMAGING WEATHER IN INDIANA...WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING COULD OCCUR AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE CINCINNATI..DAYTON...COLUMBUS PORTSMOUTH AND MAYSVILLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SITES
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 10:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-KYZ 091>093-095>100-300700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1015 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 3 AM EDT (2 AM EST)... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA (INCLUDING THE WHITEWATER VALLEY) AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY UNTIL 1 AM EDT (MIDNIGHT EST)... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO ALONG WITH MOST OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PRODUCED DAMAGING WEATHER IN INDIANA...WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING COULD OCCUR AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE CINCINNATI..DAYTON...COLUMBUS PORTSMOUTH AND MAYSVILLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SITES
Local storm report, Jun 29, 10:43 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0856 PM TIPP CITY OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI 75 MPH GUST...MEASURED BY
ANEMOMETER
0909 PM TIPP CITY OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI SEVERAL 6 TO 9 INCH
BRANCHES BROKEN.
0945 PM 3 S WEST MILTON OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI SEVERAL TREES DOWN, IN
ADDITION TO 4 INCH DIAMTER
FLAG POLE THAT FELL ONTO
HOUSE.
1015 PM NAPOLEON IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY SEVERAL TREES DOWN
1020 PM DELAWARE IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY POWER OUT DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM WINDSLocal storm report, Jun 29, 10:57 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1057 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1005 PM DELAWARE IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY POWER OUT DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM WINDS
1010 PM NAPOLEON IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY SEVERAL TREES DOWN
1055 PM HARRISON OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 HAMILTON NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
HARRISONLocal storm report, Jun 29, 11:00 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1100 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0856 PM TIPP CITY OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI 75 MPH GUST...MEASURED BY
ANEMOMETER
0909 PM TIPP CITY OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI SEVERAL 6 TO 9 INCH
BRANCHES BROKEN.
0945 PM 3 S WEST MILTON OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI SEVERAL TREES DOWN, IN
ADDITION TO 4 INCH DIAMTER
FLAG POLE THAT FELL ONTO
HOUSE.
1000 PM NAPOLEON IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY SEVERAL TREES DOWN
1005 PM DELAWARE IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY POWER OUT DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM WINDS
1055 PM HARRISON OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 HAMILTON NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
HARRISONLocal storm report, Jun 29, 11:00 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
1100 PM EDT MON JUN 29 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0856 PM TIPP CITY OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI 75 MPH GUST...MEASURED BY
ANEMOMETER
0909 PM TIPP CITY OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI SEVERAL 6 TO 9 INCH
BRANCHES BROKEN.
0945 PM 3 S WEST MILTON OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 MIAMI SEVERAL TREES DOWN, IN
ADDITION TO 4 INCH DIAMTER
FLAG POLE THAT FELL ONTO
HOUSE.
1000 PM NAPOLEON IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY SEVERAL TREES DOWN
1005 PM DELAWARE IN WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 RIPLEY POWER OUT DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM WINDS
1055 PM HARRISON OH WIND DAMAGE
06/29/98 HAMILTON NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
HARRISONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami | 20 min |
| Jun 29, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Montgomery | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 9:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 11:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 11:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Miami | 117 min |
| Jun 29, 11:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Licking | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant, Pendleton | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Owen | 53 min |
| Jun 29, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Robertson | 65 min |
| Jun 29, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Union, Wayne | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ohio, Switzerland | 44 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.